Why Byron’s a punchline in Britain – yet a god in Greece
Lord Byron: The Supreme Philhellene (1999), by Petros Bikos, part of a series about the Greek War of Independence. The Byron ...
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Heroic or insane, debauched or lonely: Lord Byron’s many masks
Lord Byron (1788–1824 ... he died at 36 in Missolonghi, during the Greek War of Independence, in which he led campaigns and gave material support, 200 years ago this spring.
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Years of pilgrimage: Lord Byron’s musical afterlives
Lord Byron’s influence on musicians was immense – with Rossini, Verdi, Berlioz, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg among the ...
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Lottery funds 'rescue' of Park Lane Byron statue
A statue of famed 19th Century poet Lord Byron that has been ... after joining Greek insurgents the year prior to fight a war of independence against the Ottoman Empire.